Nacho Vigalondo’s Extraterrestrial Teaser Trailer

Alright, I know what you’re thinking: not another damn alien invasion movie. Although Extraterrestrial is directed by the same guy who brought us the fantastic time travel thriller Timecrimes, I too was wondering what he could possibly do to set himself apart from the large number of similar films that have come out recently. However, that being said, the first teaser trailer is not at all what I expected. There’s no action, no explosions, and very little in the way of special effects.The movie seems more like a quirky love story that just happens to have an alien invasion as a backdrop, although I’m hoping there’s a little more to it than that.

Julio wakes up hungover in the apartment of the girl of his dreams, and neither of them know how he got there. The fact that there are UFOs in the sky seems only slightly more strange, and as unbelievable as it is, Julio is apparently a lot more interested in the girl. Much like Skyline (ugh), it seems like the majority of the movie will take place in the apartment, but I’m pretty curious to see how it all plays out. Extraterrestrial is making its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, and with any luck we’ll have a review up on the site sometime in the near future. Until then, check out the teaser trailer after the jump and see what you think!



  • Napalm

    Oh my God! Stop making these alien movies already!!!

  • rob

    interesting trailer, im not tired of these alien movies simply because i have avoided them because te vast majority have had shit reviews!!

  • Mikey T

    Nacho Vigalondo’s “Timecrimes” was awesome so I have some faith this new film of his will be better than average. If you haven’t seen “Timecrimes” I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes a little sci-fi/mystery/thriller because it has all three elements.

  • Big Hungry

    That might be the creepiest ending to a trailer ever… and not in a good way.

  • Went to see this at TIFF based on the strength of the director’s previous Timecrimes and the awesome short 7:35 In The Morning.

    What a huge disappointment.

    “The movie seems more like a quirky love story that just happens to have an alien invasion as a backdrop”. You nailed it, Sean. That’s exactly what it is. Some amusing moments here and there, but it’s mostly pointless and repetitive, with uninteresting characters. Timecrimes was so inventive and fun. This is not.